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"I will give your life to you as a prize in all
places, wherever you go" - Jeremiah 45:5
This is the firm and immovable secret of the Lord to those who trust Him— “I
will give your life to you . . . .” What more does a man want than his life? It
is the essential thing. “. . . your life . . . as a prize . . .” means that
wherever you may go, even if it is into hell, you will come out with your life
and nothing can harm it. So many of us are caught up in exhibiting things for
others to see, not showing off property and possessions, but our blessings. All
these things that we so proudly show have to go. But there is something greater
that can never go— the life that “is hidden with Christ in God” ( Colossians 3:3
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Are you prepared to let God take you into total oneness with Himself, paying no
more attention to what you call the great things of life? Are you prepared to
surrender totally and let go? The true test of abandonment or surrender is in
refusing to say, “Well, what about this?” Beware of your own ideas and
speculations. The moment you allow yourself to think, “What about this?” you
show that you have not surrendered and that you do not really trust God. But
once you do surrender, you will no longer think about what God is going to do.
Abandonment means to refuse yourself the luxury of asking any questions. If you
totally abandon yourself to God, He immediately says to you, “I will give your
life to you as a prize . . . .” The reason people are tired of life is that God
has not given them anything— they have not been given their life “as a prize.”
The way to get out of that condition is to abandon yourself to God. And once you
do get to the point of total surrender to Him, you will be the most surprised
and delighted person on earth. God will have you absolutely, without any
limitations, and He will have given you your life. If you are not there, it is
either because of disobedience in your life or your refusal to be simple enough.
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